West Virginia vs Cincinnati Prediction 2/19/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Cincinnati Bearcats and the West Virginia Mountaineers meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the WVU Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a West Virginia vs Cincinnati Prediction.

Cincinnati Recap

The Cincinnati Bearcats come into this game looking to bounce back from an 81-70 loss at the hands of Iowa State last time out to improve to 15-10 on the year. Cincinnati will take on TCU, Baylor, Houston, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State after this game.

Bearcats Looking To Rebound After Having Three-Game Win Streak Snapped

Jizzle James leads Cincinnati in scoring and assists with 12.2 PPG and 3.9 APG along with 3 RPG while Simas Lukosius has 11.4 PPG with 3.1 RPG and 2.3 APG. Dillon Mitchell has 10 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Bearcats on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Cincinnati so far this season. Dan Skillings Jr. has 9.6 PPG with 3.7 RPG while Day Day Thomas has 8.4 PPG with 2.6 APG and Aziz Bandaogo has 8.1 PPG with 5.8 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Cincinnati is averaging 72.1 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three, and 66.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Cincinnati Bearcats will win

• West Virginia has lost each of its last nine night games against the Big 12 Conference.
• Cincinnati has won each of its last three night games.

West Virginia Recap

The West Virginia Mountaineers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 74-71 loss to Baylor last time out to fall to 15-10 on the year. After this game, West Virginia will head on the road for a game against Texas Tech.

Mountaineers Drop Back-To-Back Games

Javon Small leads the Mountaineers in scoring and assists with 18.6 PPG and 5.5 APG along with 4.3 RPG and 1.8 SPG as the only active double-digit scorer for West Virginia so far this season. Amani Hansberry has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Mountaineers in rebounding and Jonathan Powell has 8.4 PPG while Toby Okani also has 8.9 PPG with 4.2 RPG on the year. As a team, West Virginia is averaging 69.4 PPG on 43% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three, and 72.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the West Virginia Mountaineers will win

• West Virginia has won six of its last seven games at WVU Coliseum after coming off overtime.
• Cincinnati has lost each of its last four games following a road loss.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Cincinnati’s last seven night games against the Big 12 Conference has produced a total of 130+ points.
• Seventeen of West Virginia’s last 19 night games against Conference opponents at WVU Coliseum have produced a total of 130+ points.

West Virginia vs Cincinnati Prediction

I’m with Cincinnati in this game. I get the case to be made for West Virginia, as it can be tough to go on the road to Morgantown and escape with a win. That being said, the Bearcats have actually been the more trustworthy team for the better part of the last couple of weeks, and maybe, just maybe, we can say that Cincinnati’s back on track and can make a late push for an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament. It would take a huge effort but stranger things have happened. All I know is that if that were to happen, this would be a good place to start. Give me Cincinnati in this one.